equipping | (noun) the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war | Synonyms: armament, arming |
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erysipelas | (noun) an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes | - |
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fellowship | (noun) an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | Synonyms: family |
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(noun) money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research | - |
(noun) the state of being with someone | Synonyms: companionship, company, society |
fillip | (noun) anything that tends to arouse | Synonyms: bonus |
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fingertip | (noun) the end (tip) of a finger | - |
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fipple | (noun) a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) | - |
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fissiparity | (noun) the tendency to break into parts | - |
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(noun) reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish | - |
fissiped | (noun) terrestrial carnivores having toes separated to the base: dogs, cats, bears, badgers, raccoons | Synonyms: fissiped mammal |
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flagship | (noun) the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag | - |
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(noun) the chief one of a related group | - |
flip | (noun) (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team | Synonyms: pass, toss |
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(noun) the act of flipping a coin | Synonyms: toss |
(noun) a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water | - |
(noun) an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return | Synonyms: somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset |
(noun) a sudden, quick movement | - |
(noun) hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg | - |
flipagram | (noun) a sequence of photos composed into a video | - |
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flippancy | (noun) inappropriate levity | Synonyms: light-mindedness |
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flipper | (noun) the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming | - |
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(noun) a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) | Synonyms: fin |
flurbiprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally | Synonyms: Ansaid |
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foremanship | (noun) the position of foreman | - |
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frangipane | (noun) pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling | - |
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frangipani | (noun) any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers | Synonyms: frangipanni |
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frangipanni | (noun) any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers | Synonyms: frangipani |
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friendship | (noun) the state of being friends (or friendly) | Synonyms: friendly relationship |
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frippery | (noun) something of little value or significance | Synonyms: bagatelle, fluff, frivolity |
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gamesmanship | (noun) the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game | - |
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generalship | (noun) the office and authority of a general | Synonyms: generalcy |
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(noun) the leadership ability of a military general | - |
genip | (noun) round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes | Synonyms: Spanish lime |
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(noun) tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp | Synonyms: ginep, honey berry, mamoncillo, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus, Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree |
genipa | (noun) any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind | - |
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genipap | (noun) a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind | Synonyms: genipap fruit |
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gip | (noun) (sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating | Synonyms: gyp |
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gipsy | (noun) a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment | Synonyms: gypsy, itinerant |
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(noun) a person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life | Synonyms: gypsy |
gipsywort | (noun) hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers | Synonyms: gypsywort, Lycopus europaeus |
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glipizide | (noun) an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas | Synonyms: Glucotrol |
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gossip | (noun) light informal conversation for social occasions | Synonyms: causerie, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chin wag, chin wagging, chit-chat, chit chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, small talk, tittle-tattle |
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(noun) a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people | Synonyms: comment, scuttlebutt |
(noun) a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | Synonyms: gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger |
gossiper | (noun) a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | Synonyms: gossip, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger |
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gossiping | (noun) a conversation that spreads personal information about other people | Synonyms: gossipmongering |
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gossipmonger | (noun) a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | Synonyms: gossip, gossiper, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger |
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gossipmongering | (noun) a conversation that spreads personal information about other people | Synonyms: gossiping |
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governorship | (noun) the office of governor | - |
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grip | (noun) the act of grasping | Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold |
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(noun) a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes | Synonyms: bag, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag |
(noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | Synonyms: handgrip, handle, hold |
(noun) a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place | Synonyms: bobby pin, hairgrip |
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding | Synonyms: grasp |
(noun) worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made | - |
(noun) the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) | Synonyms: adhesive friction, traction |
gripe | (noun) informal terms for objecting | Synonyms: beef, bitch, kick, squawk |
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gripes | (noun) acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) | Synonyms: colic, griping, intestinal colic |
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griping | (noun) acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) | Synonyms: colic, gripes, intestinal colic |
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grippe | (noun) an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | Synonyms: flu, influenza |
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gripsack | (noun) a small suitcase | - |
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guardianship | (noun) the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | Synonyms: keeping, safekeeping |
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(noun) attention and management implying responsibility for safety | Synonyms: care, charge, tutelage |
guttersnipe | (noun) a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas | Synonyms: street urchin |
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gymslip | (noun) a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform | - |
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hairgrip | (noun) a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place | Synonyms: bobby pin, grip |
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handgrip | (noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | Synonyms: grip, handle, hold |
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hardship | (noun) something hard to endure | Synonyms: asperity, grimness, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity |
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(noun) something that causes or entails suffering | - |
(noun) a state of misfortune or affliction | Synonyms: adversity, hard knocks |
harelip | (noun) a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip | Synonyms: cheiloschisis, cleft lip |
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hawsepipe | (noun) the hole that an anchor rope passes through | Synonyms: hawse, hawsehole |
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headmastership | (noun) the position of headmaster | - |
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headmistressship | (noun) the position of headmistress | - |
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headship | (noun) the position of head | - |
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(noun) the position of headmaster or headmistress | - |
heeltip | (noun) The bottom end of a heel, usually made of plastic or metal. | Synonyms: heel tip |
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heliport | (noun) an airport for helicopters | - |
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hemiepiphyte | (noun) a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life | Synonyms: semiepiphyte |
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hemiparasite | (noun) a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis | Synonyms: semiparasite |
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hemiplegia | (noun) paralysis of one side of the body | Synonyms: unilateral paralysis |
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hemiplegic | (noun) a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body) | - |
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hemipode | (noun) small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains | Synonyms: bustard quail, button-quail, button quail |
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hemipteran | (noun) insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | Synonyms: bug, hemipteron, hemipterous insect |
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hemipteron | (noun) insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | Synonyms: bug, hemipteran, hemipterous insect |
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hip | (noun) either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh | - |
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(noun) the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates | Synonyms: pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis |
(noun) the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum | Synonyms: articulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint |
(noun) the fruit of a rose plant | Synonyms: rose hip, rosehip |
(noun) (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof | - |
hipbone | (noun) large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis | Synonyms: innominate bone |
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hipflask | (noun) a flask that holds spirits | Synonyms: pocket flask |
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hipline | (noun) the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment | - |
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(noun) the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part | - |
hippeastrum | (noun) amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers | Synonyms: Hippeastrum puniceum |
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hippie | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippy, hipster |
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hippies | (noun) a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | Synonyms: flower people, hipsters |
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hippo | (noun) massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | Synonyms: hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse |
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hippoboscid | (noun) bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals | Synonyms: louse fly |
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hippocampus | (noun) a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories | - |
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hippodrome | (noun) a stadium for horse shows or horse races | - |
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hippopotamus | (noun) massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | Synonyms: hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse |
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hippy | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippie, hipster |
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hipster | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippie, hippy |
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hipsters | (noun) a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | Synonyms: flower people, hippies |
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hornpipe | (noun) a British solo dance performed by sailors | - |
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(noun) an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone | Synonyms: pibgorn, stockhorn |
(noun) music for dancing the hornpipe | - |
horripilation | (noun) reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation | Synonyms: goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, pilomotor reflex |
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horsemanship | (noun) skill in handling and riding horses | - |
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horsewhip | (noun) a whip for controlling horses | - |
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horsewhipping | (noun) the act of whipping with a horsewhip | - |
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hosepipe | (noun) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas | Synonyms: hose |
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hyperbetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age | - |
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hyperlipaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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hyperlipemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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hyperlipidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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hyperlipidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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hyperlipoidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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hyperlipoidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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hyperlipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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hypobetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol | - |
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hypolipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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imipramine | (noun) a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression | Synonyms: Imavate, impramine hydrochloride, Tofranil |
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incipience | (noun) beginning to exist or to be apparent | Synonyms: incipiency |
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incipiency | (noun) beginning to exist or to be apparent | Synonyms: incipience |
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indiscipline | (noun) the trait of lacking discipline | Synonyms: undiscipline |
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inscription | (noun) the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words | - |
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(noun) letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something | Synonyms: lettering |
(noun) a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something | Synonyms: dedication |
insipidity | (noun) lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property | Synonyms: blandness, insipidness |
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(noun) extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest | Synonyms: boringness, dreariness, insipidness |
insipidness | (noun) lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property | Synonyms: blandness, insipidity |
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(noun) extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest | Synonyms: boringness, dreariness, insipidity |
inspectorship | (noun) the office of inspector | - |
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